37 Lightning-Fast Chicken Dinner Recipes

Who has time to roast a whole bird every night? Luckily, with these recipes you don't have to. Whether you crave tacos, Indian, or a comforting pot pie, we've got 37 quick and easy chicken recipes to make for dinner tonight.

Though you may need someone to pinch you while cutting into a flavorful, cheese-covered cutlet, this chicken parmesan in 22 minutes isn't a dream. While the breaded chicken cutlets finish simmering (it'll need about 5 minutes), you can make a salad and make this dream a weeknight reality.

This dish reveals the impossible: that it's possible to improve the grocery store's rotisserie chicken. By braising it in a pot with bacon, tomato, and kale, you're blending even more flavors into the juicy chicken.

This one-pan dinner stars escarole cooked in bacon drippings and a surefire cooking method for crispy chicken thighs. Finish the plate with a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of pepper flakes, and get ready for your weeknight routine's newest entry.

Using store-bought rotisserie chicken and green curry paste, this weeknight savior is dictionary-definition "fast" and pretty tasty at that. Strips of red pepper and sugar snap peas bring a crunch to the creamy and coconut-rich base.

To infuse even more flavor into your just-grilled chicken, cut it up on a wooden board that's slathered with a mix of fresh herbs and olive oil. Make sure you save some dressing for drizzling on top, too.